The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 7
Dorothy began to sob at this, for she felt lonely among all these strange people.
Dorothy begann daraufhin zu schluchzen, denn sie fühlte sich einsam unter all diesen fremden Menschen.
Her tears seemed to grieve the kind-hearted Munchkins, for they immediately took out their handkerchiefs and began to weep also.
Ihre Tränen schienen die gutmütigen Munchkins zu betrüben, denn sie zogen sofort ihre Taschentücher heraus und begannen ebenfalls zu weinen.
At once the cap changed to a slate, on which was written in big, white chalk marks:
Sogleich verwandelte sich die Mütze in eine Schiefertafel, auf der in großen weißen Kreidezeichen geschrieben stand:
The little old woman took the slate from her nose, and having read the words on it, asked, "Is your name Dorothy, my dear?
Die kleine alte Frau nahm die Schiefertafel von ihrer Nase, und nachdem sie die darauf geschriebenen Worte gelesen hatte, fragte sie: „Ist dein Name Dorothy, mein Liebes?
Vocabulary
- begann
- Past tense of 'beginnen'; began or started something.
- daraufhin
- Adverb meaning 'thereupon' or 'as a result of that'.
- zu
- Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'.
- schluchzen
- To sob; to cry with convulsive gasping sounds.
- denn
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'; explains reason.
- sie
- Personal pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'you' (formal).
- fühlte
- Past tense of 'fühlen'; felt an emotion or sensation.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself', 'himself', or 'itself'.
- einsam
- Adjective meaning lonely, isolated, or solitary.
- unter
- Preposition meaning 'under', 'among', or 'beneath'.
- all
- Determiner meaning 'all' or 'every'; referring to totality.
- diesen
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' or 'those' (dative/accusative).
- fremden
- Adjective meaning 'strange' or 'foreign'; referring to strangers.
- Menschen
- Noun meaning 'people' or 'human beings'; plural of Mensch.
- Ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her', 'their', or 'your' (formal).
- Tränen
- Noun meaning 'tears'; drops of fluid from crying.
- schienen
- Past tense of 'scheinen'; seemed or appeared to be.
- die
- Definite article meaning 'the'; also a relative pronoun.
- gutmütigen
- Adjective meaning good-natured, kind-hearted, or gentle.
- betrüben
- Verb meaning to sadden, grieve, or make someone sorrowful.
- zogen
- Past tense of 'ziehen'; pulled out or drew something.
- sofort
- Adverb meaning immediately, at once, or right away.
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'her' (lowercase form).
- Taschentücher
- Noun meaning 'handkerchiefs'; small cloths for wiping tears.
- heraus
- Adverb or separable prefix meaning 'out' or 'outward'.
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'; connects words or clauses.
- begannen
- Past tense of 'beginnen'; they began or started something.
- ebenfalls
- Adverb meaning 'likewise', 'also', or 'as well'.
- weinen
- Verb meaning to cry or weep; shedding tears from emotion.
- Sogleich
- Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'at once'; very promptly.
- verwandelte
- Past tense of 'verwandeln'; transformed or changed into something.
- Mütze
- Noun meaning 'cap' or 'hat'; a head-covering garment.
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'within'.
- eine
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine form).
- Schiefertafel
- Noun meaning 'slate tablet'; a writing board made of slate.
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'at'.
- der
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine or genitive form).
- großen
- Adjective meaning 'large', 'big', or 'great' (inflected form).
- weißen
- Adjective meaning 'white' (inflected form); a bright neutral color.
- Kreidezeichen
- Noun meaning 'chalk marks'; signs written using chalk.
- geschrieben
- Past participle of 'schreiben'; written down on a surface.
- stand
- Past tense of 'stehen'; stood or was written/stated somewhere.
- Die
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine or plural nominative).
- kleine
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' (inflected form).
- alte
- Adjective meaning 'old' (inflected form); advanced in age.
- Frau
- Noun meaning 'woman' or 'Mrs.'; an adult female person.
- nahm
- Past tense of 'nehmen'; took or removed something.
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'.
- ihrer
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'their' (genitive/dative form).
- Nase
- Noun meaning 'nose'; the facial organ used for smelling.
- nachdem
- Conjunction meaning 'after'; introduces a subordinate time clause.
- darauf
- Adverb meaning 'on it', 'thereon', or 'after that'.
- geschriebenen
- Past participle adjective meaning 'written' (inflected form).
- Worte
- Noun meaning 'words'; units of language conveying meaning.
- gelesen
- Past participle of 'lesen'; read text or written content.
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben'; had; auxiliary verb for past perfect.
- fragte
- Past tense of 'fragen'; asked a question to someone.
- Ist
- Present tense of 'sein'; is; third-person singular of 'to be'.
- dein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (informal singular).
- Name
- Noun meaning 'name'; the word used to identify a person.
- mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'; belonging to the speaker.
- Liebes
- Term of endearment meaning 'dear' or 'darling' (neuter form).
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